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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: aka john <jokas_70@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:38:13 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Mr John Aka


From Mr John Aka .
ABIDJAN IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA

Dearest,

This letter may come as a surprise to you, but from a sincere mind with
honest desire for assistance to establish mutual business relationship
with you. I got to know your address from the international economic and
tradeagency in Abidjan, in my research for an honest, trust worthy and God
fearing individual who might assist me in implementing investment instructions as left for me by my late father Mr Kone Aka of blessed memory.

In brief introduction, I am the first son of Mr Kone Aka.
He was the Chairman of Sierra Leone Diamond and Gold Mining Corporation.
In the short lived Government of Major John Paul Koromah where he also
served as the Finance Minister against the desires of Alhadji Tijan Kabbah the
outset President (then in exile).

After seven months, Major John Koromah Military Government was outset
byt he combined forces of West African Countries (ECOMOG), and Alhadji
Tijan Kabbah was reinstalled as civilian President on February 13th 1998.
Upon his resumption, he ordered for the arrest and detention of my father
and six other men who served in various capacities in the short lived
Government of military junta led by Major Paul Koromah.

They were charged for complicity in the coup that kept him out of power
for seven months. After six months in military detention camp my father
was announced dead by the government special press release.

Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and
crisis in Sierra-Leone. However, during the disturbances and prior to my
father death, he gave me a certificate meant for a secret deposit he made in a
security company in Abidjan. The deposit is worth Twenty Three Million
Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($ 23,700,000) in cash, concealed and
securely locked in one trunk box.

The box was placed under privilege deposit and declared as containing
Gold and precious stones. Non of the security company officials is aware of
the real content of the box.

According to my father, part of the money was paid to the corporation
by it overseas customer in the heat of the crisis. My father made the
deposit and instructed the security company that his foreign partner will come for the claim after five years.

On the strengh of the above I fled to Abidjan, where I am presently
residing under refugee status, however, I have gone to the security company to confirm the deposit and establish ownership as (next of kin). But I was advised that I should come with my father?s foreign partner before they release the box to me.Right now, I need your assistance urgently in moving this fund abroad, when the fund is properly secured we will jointly invest
in high yielding stock and business on your advice in your country.

I am ready to give you 25% of the total cash for your immediate
assistance because I can not do these on my own due to my refugee status and ignorance of the business world. Your urgent reply indicating your interest will help me in no small measure to stop further contact, all other details will be made known to you and more importantly you have to treat this transaction as confidential as the hope of my entire family?s survival is placed on this money.
Send mail for more details as soon as you receive this mail.
Awaiting your immediate response, God bless you.

Thank you and GOD bless you indeed.

Yours sincerely,
Mr John Aka.







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